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Mortgage blog: How first-time buyers are being helped to get the mortgage they need

Friday 3 May 2013
Tagged: British Bankers Association, First-time buyers, Funding for Lending, Help to Buy, mortgages

If you have been looking to buy your first home over recent years it has been tough. Access to low-deposit mortgages has been a problem for many first-time buyers meaning that few have been able to save up the necessary deposit to buy.

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Sunny Suffolk offers buyers an excellent choice of new homes

Friday 3 May 2013
Tagged: Felixstowe, Great Cornard, Help to Buy, Hopkins Homes, Jackson-Stops, Kier Homes, new homes, NewBuy, Newmarket, Persimmon Homes, Suffolk

When it comes to achieving a good quality of life, sleepy Suffolk has a great deal to offer: picture book villages, a lovely coastline, lively market towns, and more hours of sunshine than most other parts of Britain. Those lucky enough to be house-hunting in the county have a superb choice of...

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The best new golf homes around the UK

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Bett Homes, golf homes, gWest, Kingswell, Laurna Robertson, Ochil Developments, Old Course, Redrow Villas at Lytham Quay, Severn Quay, St Andrews, What House? magazine, Wynndel Property Management

People travel from all over the world to play on the UK's golf courses due to their heritage and the skill levels required. Property developers are working to cater for the golf fanatics living in the UK and beyond by providing homes on and around the top courses.

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Focus on North Wales

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Flintshire, Laurna Robertson, Lovell, Macbryde Homes, North Wales, Snowdonia, What House? magazine

It may be smaller than the southern half of the country, but North Wales packs a visually stunning punch with its rugged landscape and coastline. While the area is mostly dominated by mountains, including the Snowdonia region, and valleys, there is a lot of development going on in Flintshire,...

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Banner Homes introduces a PX option on rural luxury new homes in Warwickshire

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Banner Homes, John Shepherd New Homes, luxury homes, new homes, Newbold Pacey, Part Exchange, show home, Warwickshire

Award-winning luxury housebuilder Banner Homes has given homeowners looking to move up to an exceptional new-build property even more reason to consider its exclusive...

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Dream Home of the Month - Summerwood, Berkshire by Charles Church Developments

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Berkshire, Charles Church Developments, Dream Home of the Month, Laurna Robertson, Summerwood, What House? magazine


They are known for their quality traditional style new-builds throughout the UK and Charles Church have upped their standards once again with their first Premier development,...

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Housebuilder opens community ‘hub’ of new development

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Bourne, Larkfleet Homes, Lincolnshire, new homes

The developer behind plans to construct a 1,300-home estate at Manthorpe, just north of Grantham, held an opening ceremony of a renovated manor house at The Croft, a lifestyle living development for the over 55s in Bourne, Lincolnshire.

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Weekly affordable homes round up

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: affordabe homes, Crewe, Edinburgh, London, new homes, Nottinghamshire, Rochdale, Surrey

New affordable homes in Surrey
A planning application to develop 30 new homes, including 15 affordable homes, on a former sheltered housing site in Horley, has been submitted by...

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Champagne and strawberries at buyer event in Wolverhampton this weekend

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Help to Buy, new homes, Part Exchange, Penn David Wilson Homes, West Midlands, Wolverhampton

David Wilson Homes is inviting house-hunters who are looking for a high-quality home in one of Wolverhampton's most sought-after suburbs to a special event taking place across the Bank holiday weekend, from Saturday 4th to Monday 6th May.

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Mortgage blog: Why you’ll pay a third more for your low-deposit mortgage now

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Moneyfacts.co.uk, mortgages

If you're looking for a high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage it will cost you almost a third more than a month ago. That's the conclusion of new data from financial analysts Moneyfacts which shows that lender arrangement fees on 90% LTV...

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New homes in Ashford from £115,000

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Ashford, Kent, new homes

Residential property developer Dukelease is constructing a wide selection of contemporary and luxury apartments in Ashford, with prices starting from £115,000.

Formerly known as Charter House, the striking purpose-built building, called The panorama, will, after a full...

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Scotland's largest new town granted planning permission

Wednesday 1 May 2013
Tagged: Aberdeenshire, Chapelton of Elsick, planning permission, Scotland

Aberdeenshire Council's Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee granted an outline planning application to start transforming 2,000 acres of farmland into a vibrant new community with 4,025 new homes, Chapelton of Elsick. A detailed application for the first 802 homes was also passed.

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Green home of the month - Officers Field, Weymouth, Zero C

Wednesday 1 May 2013
Tagged: 2012 Olympic Games, Dorset, eco home, Green home of the month, Laurna Robertson, London Olympics, Weymouth, What House magazine, Zero C

If you want a home that is part of the Olympic 2012 legacy but missed out in the stampede for flats at the East Village, Officers Field is perfect for you. Leased to the sailing stars during last year's event, the Zero C development is in Dorset's Weymouth and nearly every home has stunning...

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Interview with A Place in the Sun presenter Amanda Lamb

Wednesday 1 May 2013
Tagged: A Place in the Sun, Amanda Lamb, celebrity interview, What House magazine

With no presenting experience, the first day on a TV set could have been terrifying for Amanda Lamb...if she didn't already know her subject inside out. From the age of 15, the TV presenter and former model worked as a trainee estate agent and her passion for property has continued to flourish...

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Living the high life in London

Wednesday 1 May 2013
Tagged: Altitude, Artmeis, Barbican, Barratt Homes, Berkeley, Finsbury Park, high rise apartments, L&Q, London, St Modwen Homes, Wembley central

While in comparison to its Asian and American counterparts London is still a relatively low rise city, there is a surge of high rise development going on around the capital. The launch of the Shard earlier this year is only the beginning as London is to see its "decade of towers" according to...

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